Garment-fastener button



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J. MALTBY ET AL GARMENT FASTENER BUTTON "7 i PORATION.

GABMENT-FASTENER BUTTON Application filed February 6, 1923. Serial No, 617,257.

To all whom it may comer-n: 4 13,produced bycutting and bending the metal 55 Be it known that we, JULIUS MALTBY and ying between the said lobes l and theouter THEODORE H. MILLER, citizens of the United ends thereof inward to the said transverse States, residing at Waterbury, in the county web. With the upper ends of these prongs of New Haven and State of Connecticut, slightly bent away from each other, as shown have invented a new and useful Improvein Fig. 3, a shanked rubber button-head co ment in Garment-Fastener Buttons; and we 14 is driven over them, as shown in Fig. 2; do hereby declare the following, when taken After the button-head has been driven home in connect-ion with the accompanying drawover the prongs, its outer face is subjected ings and the characters of reference marked to the action of a suitable die 31, as shown thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact dein Fig. 4, or otherwise subjected to pressure 65 scription of the same, and which said drawin such a manner that the button being ings constitute part of this application, and of resilient material the ends of the prongs represent, inare bent outward and downward to form Fig. 1 a plan view of one form which clinching-fingers 15, as shown in full lines our improved garment-fastener button may in Figs. 2 and 4:, whereby the button-head 7o assume. is positively secured to the button-base Fig. 2 a view thereof in longitudinal, cenagainst being wrenched away therefrom.

tral section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. When the pressure of the die 31 is removed Fig. 3 a detached, edge view of the butfrom the button-head 14, the same, being ton-base. resilient, resumes its normal shape, as shown 76 Fig. 4 a view corresponding to Fig. 2, in Fig. 2, with the production of pockets but showing the button-head as subjected or voids 32 directly adjacent to the outer to the action of a die for bending down the faces of the prongs 15, but these pockets embedded prongs into their clinching posior voids in nowise affect the operation of tions. the completed button, impair its strength, or so Fig. 5 a plan view of still another form mar its appearance. Or, the ends of the V which our invention may assume. prongs might be bent inward, toward each Fig. 6 a view thereof in central, transother, to form clinching-fingers for positiveverse section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. ly securing the button-head to the button- Our invention relates to an improvement base, but preferably they are bent outward, in garment-fastener buttons, such as are away from each other, as shown. used in garter-clasps, stocking and hose In the modified construction shown by supporters, and kindred articles, the object Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, the button- 35 being to produce, at a low cost, an article of base consists of two independent, segmental superior strength, durability and appearlobes 25, each having a segmental threadingance, constructed with particular reference opening 26 and each provided, upon its into positively preventing the rubber buttonner edge, with an integral, upstanding prong head from being wrenched away from its 27, over which the rubber button-head 29 -10 sheet-metal base. is driven, after which the prongs are bent With these ends in view, our invention outward to form clinching-fingers 30,whereconsists in a garment-fastener button having by the two lobes are united, and the butcertain details of construction as will be ton-head positively secured to the two-part hereinafter described and pointed out in button-base.

the claims. We would, therefore, have it understood In carrying out our invention, as shown that we do not limit ourselves to the exact 1 0 in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, we employ a oneconstruction shown and described, our inpiece, sheet-metal button-base, oblong in vention comprehending the positive fastengeneral form and consisting, as it were, of ing of a rubber button-head to a button- 50 two lobes 10, each having a segmental, base, by means of prongs, the ends of which threading-opening 11, and centrally united are suficiently bent within the button-head 1 upon their straight, inner edges by an into form clinching-fingers for firmly anchortegral, transverse web 12, from the opposite ing the same to the base, whether the ends edges of which rise integral anchoringprongs are bent outwardly or inwardly.

bedded for the anchorage of the buttonhead to the base, the outer ends of the said prongs being bent in opposite directions within the outer face of the said solid Igutton-head for securing the same to the ase.

In testimony whereof, we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JULIUS MALTBY. THEODORE H. MILLER. Witnesses:

JEROME R. LABIGNE, YVALTER T. BRONSON. 

